Auxiliary sponge container



1942- J. 1.. HENDRICKSON 2,271,590

AUXILIARY SPONGE CONTAINER Filed June 22, 1939 gwucmtow Patented Feb. 3, 1942 UlTE STATES to Hazel-Atlas Glass Company,

Wheeling,

W. Va., a corporation of West Virginia Application .lune22, 1939, Serial No. 280,606

2 Claims.

The invention relates to a combined packagefor holding shoe polish, cleaning substances, etc., and a sponge or the like for applying the polish or'other substance toan article to be treated.

In the use of shoe polish or cleaning substances it is very convenient to have the sponge or other applicator associated with the package, so that it will always be at hand, ready for use. Also, if the sponge is properly housed it will be kept clean and in good condition. I

An object of the present invention is to provide a combined package of this character which will properly house the sponge or other applicator.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a combined packageof this character which will cost little more than an ordinary package Without any means for housing an applicator.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan View of the closure for the container.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View of the closure, taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan View of the cover for the applicator.

Figure 4 is an inverted vertical sectional View of the cover; and

Figure 5 is a Vertical sectional View of the combined package. 7

Referring to the drawing in more detail, numeral I refers to a metallic closure having .a top rim portion 2 and a depending skirt 3. The lower edge of the skirt is incurled to form a bead 4, and extending inwardly therefrom are the desired number of lugs 5, for locking the closure on a glass container. Of course any other form of lug cap, or a screw cap, may be employed, as the invention is not limited to any particular means for locking the closure on the container.

Numeral 6 refers to a glass container, which may be of any desired size and shape. The neck of the container is provided with four inclined glass lugs l which cooperate with the closure lugs 5 to draw the closure downwardly into sealing relation with the container. The number of glass lugs of course varies with the number of lugs on the closure, or if a screw closure is employed then the neck of the container would be provided with glass threads.

The top of the closure 1 has a raised central portion 8, and this portion is provided with a pair of diametrically opposed slots. Each slot has a relatively wide portion 9 and a relatively narrow portion l9.

Numeral H refers tothe metallic cover, Whichhas a top I2 and a depending skirt l3. The lower.

edge of the skirt is provided with a pair of diametrically opposed incurled lugs 14. These lugs are somewhat smaller than the slot portions 9, so that they can pass downwardly therethrough, but the lugs are somewhat larger than the slot portions ill, so that when the cover is rotated it is locked on the closure. Any desired number of lugs and slots may be employed, and the lugs may be of any preferred construction.

A liner i5 is arranged in the closure and abuts against the closure top rim, so that it is spaced from theelevated central portion of the closure top. This space provides for the reception of the cover lugs l4, without interfering with the liner. If the liner is made of cardboard or the like, it should be waterproofed on both sides. Numeral i ii refers to an applicator, which may be a sponge or any other suitable material.

The combination package is shown assembled in Figure 5. To use the applicator it is only necessary to rotate the cover H to bring the lugs l4 into aligmnent with the slot portions s, so that the cover may be removed, to expose the applicator. The closure is now rotated to release it from the container, and the applicator is then used for applying the contents of the container.

After use of the applicator the closure is secured on the container in sealing position, the applicator is placed in the cover, the lugs M are passed downwardly through the slot portions 9, and the cover is then rotated to lock it on the closure. If preferred, of course, the closure can first be removed from the container, and the cover then removed from the closure, and in reassembling the package the cover can first be mounted on the closure, and the closure then secured on the container.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have provided an extremely simple and inexpensive package for housing an applicator with a container for the substance to be applied. It will also be apparent that the applicator can easily be removed for use, and is kept clean and in good condition when housed.

Having fully described the'invention, what I claim is:

1. An auxiliary sponge container, including a metallic closure for a receptacle, said closure formed of a single piece of sheet metal and including a tophaving a central raised portion and a flat annular portion adjacent the periphery of the top and surrounding the raised central portion, an imperforate liner in said closure in position to cooperate with the annular flat portion of the closure top and the neck of the receptacle to seal the latter, an integral skirt depending from the outer periphery of the flat annular portion, means on the depending skirt for engaging exterior projections on the receptacle neck to lock the closure on the receptacle by rotation, the said central raised portion of the closure top provided with slots, said imperforate liner in cooperation With the raised central portion forming a space which is sealed off from the receptacle, a sponge retaining cover, and means integral with said cover for removably securing the cover on the closure, said securing means adapted to pass downwardly through said slots into the said sealed-off space.

2. An auxiliary sponge container, including a metallic closure for a receptacle, said closure formed of a single piece of sheet metal and including a top having a central raised portion and a fiat annular portion adjacent the periphery of the top and surrounding the raised central portion, an imperforate liner in said closure in position to cooperate with the annular flat portion of the closure top and the neck of the receptacle to seal the latter, an integral skirt depending from the outer periphery of the flat annular portion, means on the depending skirt for engaging exterior projections on the receptacle neck to lock the closure on the receptacle by rotation, the said central raised portion of the closure top provided with oppositely disposed curved slots, said slots each having a relatively Wide portion and a relatively narrow portion, said imperforate liner in cooperation with the raised central portion forming a space which is sealed off from the receptacle, a sponge retaining cover, oppositely disposed integral lugs at the lower edge of said cover for removably securing the cover on the closure, said lugs adapted to pass downwardly through the wider slot portions into the said sealed-off space and engaging under the closure top when the cover is rotated to bring the lugs under the narrower slot portions.

JACK L. HENDRICKSON. 

